2013/10/16 Council Agenda Packet

Strategy 5: Evaluate and Monitor Impacts and 1. Outcomes The success of the Growing Transit Communities Strategy in supporting thriving and equitable transit communities will be realized over the long-term, underscoring the need to evaluate tools as 5 they are implemented and monitor outcomes as they are realized in order to modify the strategies and strengthen success over time. Evaluation and monitoring efforts should focus on the three goal areas of the GTC Strategy: attract housing and employment growth, provide affordable housing choices, and increase equitable access to opportunity. As a complement to the monitoring efforts, public agencies should evaluate the equity impacts of policies and investments before they are implemented in transit communities. Puget Sound Regional Council 5.1 Develop a long-term work program to measure and evaluate the successes, impacts, and outcomes of the GTC Strategy in transit communities throughout the region. Leverage and build upon existing monitoring efforts, such as VISION 2040 monitoring and updated Regional Centers report. 5.2 Define a transit communities geography,and develop and monitor indicators of progress toward achieving transit community goals, such as housing and employment growth, housing affordability trends, and Opportunity Mapping measures. 5.3 Establish a schedule for regular reporting and engagement of regional partners in reviewing and responding to (n findings through refinements to the GTC Strategy, as appropriate. C 5.4 Update the Transit Community Typology to align with periodic required updates to local comprehensive plans. 5.5 Work with the Equity Network and other community stakeholders to develop a Social Equity Evaluation Tool to u be available for use by public agencies throughout the region to measure the expected social equity impacts of 4 proposed policies, programs, and investments. Use existing tools, such the Racial Equity Toolkit developed and la used by the City of Seattle or the Equity Impact Review tools used by King County, as possible models for a -a regional tool. C5.6 Evaluate social equity impacts when considering new or updated regional policies and programs. E Transit Agencies O 5.2 Monitor outcomes of transit investments and TOD-related programs, including transit system use and CU performance,and contribute relevant data to regional transit community monitoring. l7C 5.3 Evaluate social equity impacts when considering new or updated policies and programs. Local Governments 5.4 Monitor indicators of progress toward local goals for transit communities and contribute relevant data to regional TOD monitoring. 5.5 Evaluate social equity impacts when considering new or updated policies and programs. Equity Network 5.6 Provide assistance in the development of evaluation and monitoring tools, including the Social Equity Evaluation Tool. Priority Transit Communities for this Action Area • The need for evaluation and monitoring of impacts and outcomes applies across the region. 30 The Growing Transit Communities Strategy 1 Public Review Draft I May 2013